Surfing Subculture Summary

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Stedman examines the surfing subculture of Australia and acknowledges the changes that have been made in the process of post modernisation and how specifically these changes have impacted on women.
The methodology Stedman employed for this case study was varied and included analysis of text and image in surfing magazines and surf books, analysis of surf films, analysis of the surfboard as an object and through her own personal experience as a surfer interacting with and observing other surfers.
Stedman concludes that the process of post modernisation has not created gender equality for women.
I am interested in this article as is focuses directly on women’s status in modern surfing subculture.
Leanne Stedman attended Australian National

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